Man with shovel attacks worshippers, medics in Moscow
A man wielding a shovel attacked worshippers and medics near the Church of the Holy Women-Myrrh-Bearers on Belorеченskaya Street in Moscow on September 1. The attacker was shot dead by a passerby, and a female paramedic was seriously injured and placed on a ventilator.
Consensus
- The attack occurred on September 1 near the Church of the Holy Women-Myrrhbearers on Beloruchenkaya Street in Moscow.
- The attacker used a shovel to assault worshippers and medics.
- A passerby shot and killed the attacker.
- A female paramedic was seriously injured in the attack.
- The injured paramedic is in critical condition and on a ventilator.
- Medics were called to the scene after the attack.
- The attacker was known to the church and had a history of psychiatric care.
Points of divergence
- The attacker was known to have been under psychiatric care and had been in remission, making his actions difficult to predict. — m24
- The priest of the church is a doctor by training and spiritually serves a psychiatric hospital. — m24
- The attacker was shot by a passerby who used a trauma gun. — vesti
- The passerby who shot the attacker may have acted in self-defense or to protect others, but the legality of his weapon possession is under investigation. — m24
Coverage (3 sources)
- What is known about the attack on parishioners and medical staff near a church in Moscow: A man with a shovel attacked parishioners, and then... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Woman injured in attack near church in Moscow is in critical condition — Вести
- In the Russian Orthodox Church, the attack by a mentally ill parishioner at a church in Moscow was commented on — Москва 24
Key entities
- Moscow
- TASS
- Belorechenskaya Street
- Moscow Diocese
- Alexander Volkov
- RIA Novosti
- SHOT
- RPC
- Russian Orthodox Church
- Holy Women-Bearers of the Cross